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Your Guide for Moving to Oregon From California
Long-distance moves can be a real pain, especially when you have to struggle with moving everything yourself. Preparing for an interstate move...
How to Incorporate a Piano In Your Living Room Layout
Owning a piano is a dream for many families, but one that comes with its own unique challenges. Seeing a piano in a sales space with other pieces...
How To Move an Upright Spinet Piano Safely
Moving to a new home can be an exciting time, but it also comes with a number of logistical headaches that must be solved before the first truck...
Decluttering Before a Move: How to Prepare a Messy House for a Move
Moving can be a chaotic experience, but receiving the news quickly and having a time limit on when you need to be out make it even more so....
How To Prepare a Piano for Moving
Are you moving soon and have a piano that needs to be moved also? This is often an overlooked part of a move and is one of the most important...
How to Donate a Piano
How to Donate a Piano & Change A Life Do you have a piano that is sitting in your garage or a spare room that you no longer want but you are not...
What are Piano Casters and Should I Use Them?
What Are Piano Casters? Piano casters are the wheels attached to the base or legs of grand and upright pianos to make moving your instrument easier....
What Are Piano Caster Cups? —& How They Protect Your Floors
What Are Piano Caster Cups? Piano caster cups are round wooden pieces that are placed underneath the wheels of your piano. They serve to protect the...
Packing Timeline: When Should You Start Packing to Move?
Packing can either be someone’s forte or it can be somebody’s complete nightmare! Depending on the current house you live in, the house you are...
Furniture Hoisting: How We Move Heavy Furniture Upstairs
Over the years, our professional movers at West Coast Moving and Storage have had their full share of complicated and interesting piano and heavy...
Long-Term Piano Care: How to Prolong the Life of Your Piano
A common question when making a big purchase is the life expectancy you can expect out of the item you are purchasing. This is common with...
5 Tips for Moving Heavy Appliances Safely
Picture your house and all of the pieces that go into running a household. Now think about moving and all of the work that it is going to take to...